Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kamara

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Proto-Uralic *kama +‎ *-ra.

Noun[edit]

*kamara

  1. hard crust
  2. pork rind

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: kamar
  • Finnish: kamara
  • Ingrian: kamara
  • Livonian: kamār
  • Võro: kammar'
  • Latvian: kamara

Further reading[edit]

  • kamar”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #233 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.